Tag Archives | Christmas

If you are like me, you are down to the wire with the gift giving. I burnt myself out on baking these past few years, no pun intended, so I have been avoiding the kitchen this year. The hubby got into the Holiday Spirit a few years ago when I suggested a gifting infused booze to […]

I do my best to plan ahead. But I suppose I live for the chaos and stress because I tend to get more creative and productive when I am under the gun. It’s hard to feel the Christmas spirit in July or during Halloween. Next thing you know, Thanksgiving has come and gone, December is in […]

The holiday season is upon us and every moment is extra special. I always try to take a step back from the mayhem to relish in the happy noise and chaos that fills my house. The Professor is in 8th grade, with high school looming in the future. I hold this growing giant tightly and recall Christmas memories. […]

After cleaning up from a dinner party, my husband and I say that we wish we could be invited to our own house for dinner. Not to brag, but we throw a nice event together. And the food ain’t half bad. The same goes with gift giving. At least for me. I love making and […]

December is here and what a year 2013 has been. I have been blessed with so many wonderful people in my life and I am so very thankful for their love and support. From farm tours to ebooks and now seeing my olive oil book become published, I am forever grateful for you, my readers […]

As I confessed last week, I am not ready for the holidays. Here I am one week later, even more NOT ready for the holidays. Having three kids home for two days with a stomach virus kinda does that to you. Plus, who the heck wants my annual baked goody baskets knowing that they were […]

Have you ever cooked with saffron? Most of us would answer, no. I remember when I was single, working in Miami and wanting to make some basmati rice with saffron. I didn’t have any saffron in my pitiful bachelorette kitchen, so I went to the Whole Foods Market next to my place to buy some. […]

Despite my protests, it appears that the holidays are coming as scheduled. Christmas is still December 25th. The kids’ break from school will still begin December 21st. And so on, and so forth. Every year, my goal is to have my holiday cards mailed out by the first week of December. And every year, the […]

What? A post about Thanksgiving side dishes AFTER Thanksgiving is over?! Well, to be honest, I couldn’t get my act together to post this BEFORE Thanksgiving. I have published some of these recipes in the past WAY BACK when I first started blogging. So, as you can imagine, the pictures were truly AWFUL! I refused […]

Since November is here, I think I can officially think about what the heck I’m going to give to friends and family for the holidays. If you are more organized than me, you might have all of your gifts figured out! One of my favorite gifts I give every year to friends, neighbors, teachers or […]